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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Fort Walker was the southeast salient of the Confederate inner defensive ring around the City of Atlanta built in summer and fall of 1863 during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Construction consisted of massive earthen redoubts all connected by rifle pits that surrounded the city. Construction was designed and supervised by Confederate Capt. [[Lemuel P. Grant]] and was completed in the Fall of 1863. | Fort Walker was the southeast salient of the Confederate inner defensive ring around the City of Atlanta built in summer and fall of 1863 during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Construction consisted of series of 17 massive earthen redoubts all connected by rifle pits that surrounded the city. Construction was designed and supervised by Confederate Capt. [[Lemuel P. Grant]] and was completed in the Fall of 1863. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Markers and Earthworks remain in the southeastern corner of Grant Park in Atlanta, Georgia. | Markers and Earthworks remain in the southeastern corner of Grant Park in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 9 July 2010
Fort Walker (1) (1863-1864) - A Confederate defensive position established in 1863 in the defense of Atlanta during the U.S. Civil War. Named after Confederate MG William H.T. Walker who was killed 22 Jul 1864 at the Battle of Atlanta. Abandoned after the fall of Atlanta in September 1864.
Fort Walker (1) History
Fort Walker was the southeast salient of the Confederate inner defensive ring around the City of Atlanta built in summer and fall of 1863 during the U.S. Civil War. Construction consisted of series of 17 massive earthen redoubts all connected by rifle pits that surrounded the city. Construction was designed and supervised by Confederate Capt. Lemuel P. Grant and was completed in the Fall of 1863.
Current Status
Markers and Earthworks remain in the southeastern corner of Grant Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Location: Grant Park, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 33.7311111 Long: -84.3688889 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 238
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